Best History Museums Spot List

Discover Tohoku history and culture

Experience the charm of The Tale of Genji using all five senses

A classical red brick building

Articles from Ryoma Sakamoto and the Shinsengumi are on display

The Yokohama Archives of History is situated near Kaiko Plaza Park, where the Kanagawa Convention or the US-Japan Peace and Amity Treaty was signed. It is a house of archives where you can learn about the history of Yokohama City.

Built on the Naniwanomiya Site, the museum allows visitors to learn about the history of Osaka from ancient times to the present.

Experience the world inside the Man'yoshu

Meet overwhelmingly large dinosaur skeleton specimens

Hokkaido's oldest museum of Ainu culture, with exhibits featuring lifestyle objects and clothing

Once a storehouse, now a museum showcasing Otaru's history and nature

This museum was once a ferry that connected Japan's main island to Hokkaido

Chock-full of discoveries about northern peoples

Discover the history of a beer dating back to Hokkaido's frontier age

Buildings that saw actual usage offer a unique historical experience

Fukumatsu Tanaka, the ”Herring Magnate” leader of a fisherman's union, built this lodge in Tomari-mura. Displays include implements related to the herring industry

Showcases the culture of northern tribes in expert detail

All sorts of history-rich trains on display

Passing down Ainu lifestyle and culture

Reproduces the streets of Fukagawa Saga-cho in the Edo Period so visitors can see the scene and lifestyle of that period.

The Perry Memorial Hall is a museum that illustrates the Perry Expedition (1853－1854), which paved the way to the opening of Japan, and the history leading to it through dioramas and historical documents.